Gallop Gone

[Citizen_Tiger]

'Resigned' this afternoon. Pushed with a large pole I would suggest.

 

[system]

I am not the biggest Gallop fan but he was an essential cog in getting us to the point we are at now.

Much like when we moved on from Steve Noyce to grow the Wests Tigers business the NRL moving forward is in a better position with a different leader with no baggage attatched

 

[Tiger_Al]

Yeah I thought he has done a great job, when you considor he took over after the super league war and pulled the league back together.
Also was strong during the storm cheating scandel.

 

[innsaneink]

Who to replace him?

Benny Elias?

Probably not ideal, I dunno…he was my first thought driving home listening to those fools on 2SM....we need someone with a business brain and a football brain according to them.

Benny could be OK he has the runs on the board for the 2 above mentioned criteria, he'd need to learn how to think first then speak....I guess a much bigger fish would be required.

 

[tig_prmz]

maybe one of the ex CEO's of a club.. broncos have been successful past decade who controlled it there?

 

[Saturnalia]

Sol Trujillo

 

[system]

We need someone innofensive with a strong profile.

They will basically be the figurehead of the commission

 

[Demps]

Whoa…
He was an awkward guy but he really got the job done for many years.
Was good at what he did also.

 

[innsaneink]

We need someone innofensive

Sorry benny :laughing:

 

[Jazza]

Is there a possibility News could have a say now after this? They were insistent that they won't leave the game unless Gallop is CEO when the Commission began.

 

[keods]

brett stewarts prayers have come true

 

[LCA]

I may be in the minority but I thought he was totally uninspiring, ponderous, dull and a poor salesman for the code. I heard extracts from his press conference today and it still made me cringe even though he was announcing his resignation. Good riddance, I think. There have to be better leaders and promotiers of the game than Gallop.

 

[Gary_Bakerloo]

Looks like the private consulting firm responsible for tv rights negotiations have recommended he vacate the role. Must have been percieved to have a conflict of interest.

Overall, I thought he was a good administrator, however I lost time for him a few months back when he was quoted as saying he did not want any club to fold or be removed from the NRL whilst he was in charge. I think that was a kick in the teeth for Wests, Balmain, St. George, Illawarra and North Sydney. From that point, it appearred to me he would not be able to make any hard decisions in future.

Who to replace him?

Benny Elias?

We could have Max and Robbie Delmege as 2IC's - fantastic.

 

[Marshall_magic]

He did a good job getting the game out of the crap Super League put it in (which he was apart of), but he hasn't done a whole lot in recent years. His resignation should have come at least 7 years ago. So many parts of the media would treat the game like crap and he just let it happen. We need a stronger personality who will stand up for the game to take his place.

 

[Blackpearl]

farewell you news ltd stooge, you will not be missed

 

[Peaches]

I thought Gallop did a great job as CEO. He had many situations that were difficult to deal with as well as having a hand tied behind his back with the ownership of the game.
Here's hoping his replacement can do a fine job following him.
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[Bismark]

A year ago I would have said Michael Searle, but after the whole "I sent to club into bankruptcy, my bad" thing, probably not a wise choice.

It HAS to be Todd Greenberg. He is a fan of the game, he engages with the supporters, he's very savvy and can change the games image while sparking passion from the games supporters. He's the obvious choice, no way the Dogs would let go of him though,

 

[alexaki]

Here is my theory behind Gallops "resignation"… This is how is was planned to play out from the outset of the independent commission being formed...What to do with Gallop?...how to allow him to go gracefully and with a fist full of dollars....they could've not appointed him CEO, but what look would that have made?...and without a golden handshake?...so the IC "appoint" him as CEO with a 4(yes 4) year deal/contract...4 months into it he resigns, this allows them to pay him out the remaining 4 years of his contract..as a golden handshake(which he wouldn't have been entitled to had he not been appointed or resigned before the IC got up)...So Gallop gets paid out the remaining 4 years of his contract as a golden handshake, exits gracefully as he "resigned" after mutually agreeing with the IC board its time to change(couldn't they see that 4 months ago?...what vision or lack of has the IC got??)...but no...this is part of the "deal"....the icing on the cake is the timing of all this...you see from July 1 this year golden handshakes are treated very differently by the ATO...the tax concessions for a golden handshake are significantly reduced after July 1st...coincidence...or great timing...?...this is my theory and I reckon there is a fair bit of truth to it...but we'll never know!...as Gallop has conveniently "resigned" on today the 5th of June 2012...Thanks David enjoy Monaco!.

 

[innsaneink]

Grant was right when he said the league had become reactive these last 10 years

 

[galea_11]

he did a very good job thanks dave